PeopleX

PeopleX Inc. is a human resources technology firm targeting the enterprise sector in Japan with a comprehensive suite of solutions. The company was founded in September 2023 by Daichi Tachibana, who serves as the CEO. Tachibana's background is unique for an HR tech founder; he began his career as a lawyer after graduating from the University of Tokyo's Law School. He worked as a lawyer at CyberAgent and GVA Law Office before joining Bengo4.com, Inc. There, he became the head of the electronic contract service "CloudSign," a new business he grew to account for about half of the company's total sales within five years, which led to his appointment as a board member. This experience in building a successful business from the ground up provided him with the confidence and expertise to launch his own venture, PeopleX.

The firm operates on a multi-faceted business model, positioning itself as a "compound HR startup" that provides technology, consulting, and talent services. Its core offering is the "PeopleWork" Employee Success HR Platform, a SaaS product designed to support the entire employee lifecycle. This platform facilitates employee collaboration, onboarding, learning and development, and recognition. PeopleX generates revenue through subscriptions to its platform and fees from its other services. The company is responding to several key trends in the Japanese market, including a declining workforce, the national push for reskilling, and the mandatory disclosure of human capital information for listed companies.

PeopleX offers a range of products and services beyond the main platform. These include "PeopleConsulting" for organizational and compensation design, and generative AI tools like "PeopleX Recruit," a conversational AI for hiring interviews, and "HR Operator" for automating HR tasks. The company has also expanded through strategic acquisitions and partnerships, including acquiring Active Connector and MeetingBase, and forming a joint venture with Goodpatch called People and Design. Since its inception, PeopleX has successfully raised significant capital to fuel its growth, securing over JPY 1.6 billion in a seed round in June 2024 and an additional JPY 760 million through debt financing in May 2025, bringing its total funding to JPY 2.37 billion.

Keywords: HR Tech, employee success, PeopleWork, Daichi Tachibana, human capital management, SaaS, B2B, generative AI, HR consulting, employee engagement, onboarding, talent management, reskilling, organizational development, corporate HR, PeopleConsulting, PeopleX Recruit, HR automation, Japanese market, CloudSign